Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Winding Down, A Poem.
Winding Down
As the days are winding down,
Summer green is turning brown,
Though shorter now is it’s light,
Still the sun shines just as bright.
Birds are calling to and fro,
Saying, now it’s time to go,
We have felt that touch of frost,
And soon the leaves will be lost.
First will come that big display,
Of colors bright every day,
Brightest yellow, some of gold,
Orange and red, all so bold.
Then come clouds with wind and rain,
Which makes the trees bare again,
Now the shorter days are here,
But still the sun spreads it’s cheer!
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
That is such a terrific poem!! So well written it paints the picture in my mind! Well Done!!😁
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Thanks so much Dusty! Glad you liked it.😀🍁🍂
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I am happy you wrote it. Made me think back to my days as a kid. I’d walk through the woods in the fall. I can still remember the smells and the sounds of the leaves as I shuffled through them as I walked. Took me right back there. So thank you for the memory!😁
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Amazing poem Steve ❤ I specifically love the ending 🥰
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Thanks so much Jessica! Glad you liked it. Happy Monday!😀😺😻
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Happy Monday to you both of you too 😄
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Thanks Jessica! Wow, it’s nearly 3:30am for you. That’s about the time I’m banging into things,😳 tripping,🤪 smashing🤕 my way to the kitchen to feed the queen.😂😹
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Yep. You got the time right 😄
Good luck staying complete until the queen is well feed 😹
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It would probably help if I turned some lights on, but then I have to open my eyes which might wake me up and make it hard to go back to sleep.🙄😴😴
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That’s true. Once you become awake it’s hard to fall back to sleep.
For myself a low red light won’t shock me. It’s eye friendly and keeps me sleepy enough to get back to dreamland.
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But if it’s down low I would probably trip over it.😲🤕 How do you get a red light? Paint it?🤔🤪 Only red lights I have seen here are Christmas lights. Hmm, I wonder if that would work?🤔
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I can’t answer if it will work for you but there’s no harm in trying. We had once we bought and some painted ones. We painted it very thick red so it’s so the light is minimum or set a dimmer down low.
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Not a bad thought, I will have to look around and see if I can find a red light bulb. Thanks for the idea Jessica!😁😸
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Hope that helps. We need to keep you whole in order to serve the queen 😂
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You’ve been talking to Muffin again I see.🙄😹
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Oh… did I just got myself busted? 😂
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Meow, meow=My human not able to come to laptop, he busy fixing sore feet.😹😹😹
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😂😂😂 poor Steve. I feel a bit mean for laughing 😂
You’re too charming Muffin. Have a great night with your human 😁
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Meow, meow!=Thank you! I get up from evening nap and bite my human’s feet, I know he will want to go sleep soon.🙀 Who in right mind go to bed when it time to get up?😹 Very strange. But now I cuddle with him.😺😻Have nice morning Jessica!😸
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Human are strange 😄 but I’m happy a good man like Steve have you Muffin 🙂
Again, I wish you both a great time.
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Thanks Jessica!😁 Yep, I’m a strange one, but Muffin does get a good home anyway.😻😍
Have a great night!😀😻🌙 Since you stay up all night, do you still call it night or do you call it day?🤔🤪
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It’s night until I sleep and wake up.
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Has anyone ever woke you up early, like, not long after you got to bed?
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Perfect, this is just what I need before bed! 🙂
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Thank you so much Laura! Have a great night and week ahead!😀😺
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🙂 Send the sunshine and birdies this way. Our Spring is here and blooms are bursting out everywhere I look.
I enjoyed your poem though. Beautiful images. 🙂
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Spring seems like such a long way off!
Thanks so much Chrissy! Have a great day!😀😺
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A lovely way to end the day. Thank you, Steve.😊🖐😺
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Hi Nina!🙋♂️ Thanks for your kind words, I hope the fires are no longer a problem. Have a wonderful Monday!😀😺🍁🍂🖐😸
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Fires are still burning. Today we had crazy east winds again and hot all week. Now is when I start dreaming of….🥶☃️❄️
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Oh my, we are just about there, flurries in the forecast this week! I’m dreaming more of 🌞😎🏝🏖⛱🌴
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A beautiful poem. The touch of nature makes the poem more beautiful.
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Thank you so very much! Have a wonderful day!
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Wish you a happy day ahead
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Thanks!
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Lovely poem! I loved the imagery here!
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Thank you so much! Have a great day!😀😺
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Beautiful poem Steve! Enjoy the autumn colours before the winter comes 😉 🍂 🍁 🍃
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Thanks Ribana!😁😺 The colors are so beautiful, but they don’t last very long.😬🍁🍂😻
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Great nature scenes in this beautiful poem !! 😃
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Thank you so much!😀😸🍁🍂
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I’ll miss Summer, but I look forward to the beauty of Fall.
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Fall can be a wonderful time of year! Hope your day is going well!
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What a delightful poem, Steve! Such lovely expressions of seasonal changes. 🍃 🍂 🍁 🌬 💨 🌞☕️☕️
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Thank you so much Eugenia! I hope you are having a wonderful Monday!😀😺🍁🍂
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But still… great poem.
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Thank you so much Jerome!
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I agree with Dusty…it brought very good memories ! I love the smell of the autunm leaves ! ☕️☕️🙂😻
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Yes, the smell of autumn is almost as nice as the colors!😀😺🍁🍂
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Love it!!!!
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Thanks very much Stu!
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My pleasure! 😊
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Me and Jessica were talking about poets🤔🤪 but you don’t fall into the category of poets I was talking about ofcourse 😉 you are a fun writer, we enjoy your posts🤩. Lovely poem again Poet Steve 🤗 I’m sure your no laptop time had triggered your poet so much 😉 you did write only these in your diaries isn’t it 🐱 Enjoyed it.. so beautiful ✨☺️
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Thanks Simon! I think. I also think I’m tired, so I better sign off and go to bed now.🥱😴 Have a great Tuesday Simon!😁😸 Good night🌙 and good morning!🌞
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Have a Gud Night Steve ✨🤗🤗 🥰
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